Today write sentences with "break down"

Question

Hello everyone .I think phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult to many english learners because most of them do not have a literal translation, so I have decided to learn one or two phrasal verbs every day. And I know you can help me with that, but you also need to learn Spanish, so please write the sentence in English using the PV then try it in Spanish. Then I will correct your sentence (the Spanish sentence, of course);we will help each other out.

Qué ingenioso. ¡Es una buenísima idea! :) - GuitarWarrior, May 25, 2012

Very good idea, Luisito. I will write my post later. I hope you correct my Spanish. :)) - iana01, May 25, 2012

Thanks for doing this Luis. - katydew, May 25, 2012

thanks everyone ,you are very helpful - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Buena idea luisito, yo tambien sufro con los phrasal verbs y los idioms, pero con oraciones sencillas va a ser más fácil recordarlos. - Juliss, May 25, 2012

Así es amiga mía es por eso que decidí hacer esto ,sé que nos ayudará un montón porque las frases verbales son muy usadas en el día a día. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Answer 1

• The telephone system has broken down. ( stopped working because of a fault)

  El sistema telefónico se ha averiado. ( funcionamiento parado debido a alguna falta)

• Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. (have failed)

  Las negociaciones entre ambas partes han fracasado. (han fracasado)

thanks iana ,in the first sentence you can say:El sistema telefónico se ha averiado. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

In the second sentence I woulld not say "desglosado" .."han fracasado" is ok - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Gracias, Luisito :)) - iana01, May 25, 2012

Answer 2

María estalló en llanto cuando halló que su marido murió en el incendio.

María broke down in tears when she found out that her husband died in the fire.

well done !!! - luisssito, May 25, 2012

¡Gracias Luissito! - GuitarWarrior, May 25, 2012

ah, good one. - katydew, May 25, 2012

Answer 3

Fats are broken down in the body into fatty acids and glycerol.

Las grasas se descomponen en el cuerpo en ácidos grasos y glicerol.

great sentence !!!! :) - luisssito, May 25, 2012

I was thinking how to use "break down "and I think I can say :good bacterias help break down food ... - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Yup. :) - inkubzz, May 25, 2012

Luis, when speaking of bacteria, we normally say it in the singular form: Good bacteria helps... - katydew, May 25, 2012

Thanks katydew :) - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Answer 4

The poor woman had a nervous break down.

La pobrecita tuvo una crisis nerviosa.

well done katew ,I have learnt with your sentence - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Thanks Luis, I guess I have no correction? That hardly ever happens! Yeah for learning. - katydew, May 25, 2012

Good post :) - GuitarWarrior, May 25, 2012

You are doing it perfect,your Spanish is improving a lot .Congratulations. :) - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Answer 5

Your heart was broken down to pieces when he left.

Tu corazón fue roto en los pedazos cuando él te abandonó. dejó

Tu corazón fue roto en pedazos cuando él te dejó. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

thanks cheska ,that´s a good way to use a phrasal verb in a metaphoric sense :) - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Thanks for the correction, Luis!:) - cheskasullivan, May 25, 2012

I like this example. It's clever. :) - GuitarWarrior, May 25, 2012

Your heart was broken when he left. - rongarza, Aug 30, 2012

Answer 6

I couldn't call you because my cell phone broke down.

No pude llamarte porque mi celular se malogró.

Good one and glad to know the Spanish equivalent. - katydew, May 25, 2012

Well done!!! - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Gracias y a seguir praticando! Los phrasal verbs son complicados T_T. - Juliss, May 25, 2012

:) pues,tenemos que aprender la mayoría ,aunque son como 3000 :),pero aun asi no es imposible y buena suerte tambien a ti,escribiré todos los días un pv poco a poco se llega lejos ,no crees? :) - luisssito, May 25, 2012

claro que sí, Luisin =) - Juliss, May 25, 2012

Answer 7

Break down the machine to clean it.

Desarma la máquina para limpiarla.

ohh good sentence ,I thought "break down i can use it when a machine is working and suddenly it stops woking.forexample :Yestarday ,coming back from the beach my car broke down(dejó de funcionar or se malogró).Now I know it also means "desarmar". - luisssito, May 25, 2012

The translation for my sentence is:Ayer ,regresando de la playa mi auto "se malogró".Thanks a lot gringo. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Yes it can be used for both. - gringojrf, May 25, 2012

This Pharal Verb idea is an excellent one. Send us more of them. We use them without thinking about it. This is helping my Spanish as well. - gringojrf, May 25, 2012

Answer 8

They were making out on the balcony.

Ellos estaban morreando en el balcón.

Answer 9

The title of this post says Today write sentences with "break down"

Why are people adding different phrasal verbs?

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My car broke down!

¡Mi carro se descompuso!

It seems as if the game went awry. - katydew, May 25, 2012

One person misreads OR misinterprets a word or two, and the next thing you see is shenanigans. :P - inkubzz, May 25, 2012

thanks a lot Mariana :) - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Answer 10

Sir, we will have to break down the door if you don't open it right now!

¡Señor, tendremos que tumbar la puerta si no lo abre ahora misma!

I'm clueless on which Spanish verb to use for this. - katydew, May 25, 2012

thanks a lot katty, this is helping me a lot .¡Señor ,habrá(habría is more common in pluscuamperfect past ) que derrumbar or tumbar la puerta si no lo abre ahora mismo! - luisssito, May 25, 2012

If you write it literally sounds ok and it`b be ¡Señor,tendremos que tumbar la puerta si no lo abre ahora mismo! If you remember more sentences with"break down ,please ,post them. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Katty ,I think I have another sentence ,please correct me :can you break the word cumpleaños down into syllabes? or maybe it`s can you break down the word cumpleaños into syllabes,I don`t know the order and why. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Try it in Spanish ,then I will correct you - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Luis, both of those work. Just remember to capitalize the first word of the sentence. Do you want me to post your sentence above? - katydew, May 25, 2012

Yes why not? :) - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Answer 11

I know this is very complicated so let me break it down for you into 5 easy steps.

Yo sé que esto es muy complicado, así que me permite te permítame dividirlo en cinco pasos sencillos.

Excellent sentence Katy. Who knew that there were so many uses for this PV. - gringojrf, May 25, 2012

Great katew:) just a little correction.....así que permítame dividirlo en cinco...can I use it without "for you"? - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Thanks Luis. No, you don't have to have "for you" in the sentence. ...let me break it down into 5 easy steps. - katydew, May 25, 2012

Katy, just one thing, after Yo sé you need "que". Yo sé que esto es muy complicado. - Juliss, May 25, 2012

Thanks for the example :) - Juliss, May 25, 2012

gracias Katy y a ti tambien Juliss por ayudarme con esto ,si se me escapa alguna corrección no dudes en hacerlo,te lo agradecería un montón. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Thank you. Very good exercise for both languages. - katydew, May 26, 2012

Answer 12

There was a break down in communication. Hubo una falla en la comunicación.

Thanks Rac ,so the translation would be:Hubo una falla en la comunicación. - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Gracias Luisssito!!:):) - rac1, May 26, 2012

Answer 13

Jennifer had a nervous break down last year.

Jennifer tuvo una crisis nerviosa el año pasado.

Hi Rac ,thanks for your sentence. "desglosar doen`t make sense in this sentence,this would be :....tuvo una" crisis" nerviosa.... - luisssito, May 25, 2012

Hi Rac! :))) - GuitarWarrior, May 25, 2012

Gracias Luisssito!!:):) - rac1, May 25, 2012

Hi Guitar Hero!!!! - rac1, May 25, 2012

Answer 14

"Get back to where you once belonged."

Vuelve a donde alguna vez pertenecías.

Get back, Jo Jo. - inkubzz, May 25, 2012

Answer 15

"You are making me nervous standing over me like that. Why don't you have a seat/take a seat?"

"Me pones nerviosa cuando estás de pie así. ¿Por qué no te sientas?"